The Graphic Design Process: How to be successful in design school

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
	The purpose of this book
	How graphic design school works
Part 1: About the Design Process
	Design thinking
		Thinking like a designer
		Learning to be creative
		The trouble with ‘design thinking’ in graphic design
		The design process is sometimes messy
	The 4D design process
		Discover
		Design
		Develop
		Deploy
	How this book is structured
		How to search this book
		What is your teacher looking for?
Part 2: Using a Design Process
	Chapter 1: Discover
		Kicking off a design project
		The design brief
		Understanding the design problem
		Case studies
			A tight brief
			An explorative brief
			A blended brief
			A loose brief
	Chapter 2: Design
		Divergent thinking
		Techniques for generating ideas
		Design exploration using sketches and drafts
		Case studies
			Divergent thinking
			Loose sketches
			Tight sketches
	Chapter 3: Develop
		Convergent thinking
		Working with your instructor
		Working with the critique
		Case studies
			Asking questions
			Subjectivity
			Critique
			Group critique
	Chapter 4: Deploy
		Presenting your work
		Design juries, panels, committees and clients
		Understanding your grade
		Case studies
			Professional style presentation
			Using a narrative
			A slide presentation
			Online presentation
Glossary of key terms
Annotated further reading
Index
Acknowledgements